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4Mid-riseapartmentscansupportarangeoflifestylesFAMILYFRIENDLYAPARTMENTSGARDENAPARTMENTSTheSpectrumdesignedbyarchitectFrankStanisicisanLshapedbuildingupto4oorsthatwrapsaroundasharedgardenarea.Thebuildinghasbecomepopularwithfamiliesaseachunitcanoverlooktheoutdoorspace.ThesharedspacehasbecomeaplaceforcelebraonsforChristmasorspecialeventswithchildrendressingupandtheparentsbondingtogether.Thekeyingredientsforafamilyfriendlymid-riseapartmentaregoodsurveillanceofplayareasfromindividualapartmentsandqualitylandscapedesigntosupporttheplayacviesofyoungchildren.ThephotographsofSpectrumweretakenbyanumberofparentstorecordtheenjoyablemestheysharedwiththeirchildrenandthelargerfamilyofchildrenandparentslivingintheapartmentbuilding.These5storeyapartmentsweredesignedbyChrisJohnsoninhisNSWGovernmentArchitectroleinassociaonwitharchitectsTurnertotakeonsomeoftheaspectsofdetachedsuburbanhomes.Thedesignhasacheckerboardpaerntoemphasisetheindividualhomes.Thetwostoreydesignfortheapartmentsalsosignalledtheindividualhome.Eachapartmentwasgivenalargeoutdoorareaandencouragedtodeveloptheirowngardenstyle.SomehaveendedupwithAsianstylebamboogardenssomeAustraliannavegardensandothershavebecomefoodgardensgrowingvegetables.Theoverallheightmeansthatstreettreesbecomeacanopyprovidingscaleandgivingaforestcharacter.Thetoplevelapartmentsaresetbackwithevenlargeroutdoorterraceareasforgardens.ImagesaboveshowingtheSpectrumcommunityGardenapartmentsatVictoriaPark